Granted bail to petitioner, mother-in-law of deceased, accused of dowry death (IPC 498A/304B), pending on custody, with no antecedents and no witness tampering alleged.
Released on bail by furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties to satisfaction of CJM, Nawada.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12574 of 2018
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-75 Year-2016 Thana- NAWADA MUFFASIL District- Nawada
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Meena Devi @ Sudama Devi W/o Binesar Kewat @ Bindeshwar Kewat , R/o Village- Pansalla, (Panshalla), P.S.- Mufassil, District- Nawada.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prem Ranjan Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. BINOD KUMAR ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER
2 07-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections 498A and 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
Allegation is that the accused persons including the petitioner committed murder of the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.
It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 8.1.2018 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner is the mother-inlaw of the deceased. She is separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased.
On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is
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named in the F.I.R.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Mufassil P.S. case No.75 of 2016.
(Sudhir Singh, J)
Narendra/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner should be granted bail in a prosecution u/s 498A/304B IPC where she faces dowry death allegations and no tampering of witnesses has been alleged.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Meena Devi @ Sudama Devi
The State of Bihar
Sudhir Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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